Quadricep Tears

Quadricep Tears

Your Quadricep Muscles are a group of muscles at the front of your thigh. Primarily these 4 muscles as a group extend your knee and ensure that your patella tracks correctly.  The rectus femoris is the most superficial of the quadriceps muscles alongside the vastus...
Shin Splints

Shin Splints

Shin splints or Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS) can be described as leg pain along the posterior medial border of the tibia (inside part of your shin bone). It is highly prevalent in both athletes and recreational runners with up to 35% and 20% experiencing MTSS...
ACL Injuries

ACL Injuries

The ACL is considered the primary stabiliser of the knee joint contributing to about 85% of knee stability (Grey et al, 2017). It has the role of limiting anterior translation of the tibia on the femur, optimising rotational stability of the knee joint and preventing...
Rotator Cuff Tears

Rotator Cuff Tears

The Rotator Cuff (RC) is comprised of 4 muscles and their tendons: Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Subscapularis and Teres Minor. The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the entire body making it easily susceptible to injury. Therefore, it requires a high degree of...
Strains & Spains

Strains & Spains

Ligaments are bands of tough, flexible fibrous connective tissue with long parallel fibres Tears (often called sprains) occur when a sudden and forceful movement over a joint causes the ligament fibres to stretch beyond their capacity and tear. This leads to bleeding...

Five Dock Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Centre are now Total Body Physio. Check out our new site here!

X